the british isles , the heavy schedule and high injury count had left little time and energy for such training . as a result , the victorian rules matches were a failure ; the players ' unfamiliar ##ity with the rules , combined with the fact that most of the natives were rugby forwards ( and therefore less suited to the more open victorian rules ) , ensured that they failed to perform well on the field and struggled to attract large crowds . the side played nine victorian rules matches in total , including one in new south wales , but won only three of them , all against relatively weak opposition . the side ' s success in their rugby matches contrasted to their failure in
the british isles, the heavy schedule and high injury count had left little time and energy for such training. as a result, the victorian rules matches were a failure ; the players'unfamiliarity with the rules, combined with the fact that most of the natives were rugby forwards ( and therefore less suited to the more open victorian rules ), ensured that they failed to perform well on the field and struggled to attract large crowds. the side played nine victorian rules matches in total, including one in new south wales, but won only three of them, all against relatively weak opposition. the side's success in their rugby matches contrasted to their failure in